Senior Associate

The Ad Hoc Group

Senior Associate collaborating with AHG team members to provide strategic support on client accounts in energy consulting. Focused on business development, policy, and fundraising goals.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeCalifornia, District of Columbia, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

RTOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Become an expert in the policy, regulation, and markets that will shape a sustainable future from building and industrial decarbonization to electrified mobility and grid resilience.
Build relationships and trust with AHG’s clients who include startup founders, VC partners, and corporate leaders.
Take on account planning and workflow management to put points on the board for relevant AHG clients.
Support AHG’s clients externally and advance their interests with key stakeholders as if you’re an extension of their full-time teams.
Craft thoughtful, detailed written memos and presentations to advance business outcomes for AHG’s clients, including comments and testimony before state public utility commissions and other federal, state and municipal regulatory bodies.
Lead policy and regulatory research and analysis to support go-to-market, regulatory, and business development strategies for our clients.
Leverage your expertise and network to help our clients develop and execute the right policy and go-to-market strategies to advance their business goals.
Deliver business results for AHG’s clients, including closing deals and affecting regulatory outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in the energy industry working for a startup, consulting firm, investment firm, utility, and/or in government, and demonstrated a clear trajectory of increasing responsibility and excellence.
Bachelor’s required. MPP, MBA or related Masters preferred.
Deep knowledge in at least one relevant vertical (e.g., building electrification, advanced transmission, resilience, e-mobility) and a hunger to expand your knowledge in other areas.
Deep knowledge in sales and go-to-market related functions (e.g. sales operations, enterprise sales, product marketing), and/or energy policy and regulation (e.g. state PUC regulation, ISO/RTOs), and a commitment to learning both functions.
Exceptional research, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence external stakeholders and C-suite executives alike.
A track record of pursuing and delivering measurable business outcomes with an owner’s sense of urgency and relentlessness.
Demonstrated comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where processes and organizational norms are still being defined.
You are a “yes-and” person who is positive, motivates those around you with your enthusiasm, and resolves disagreements quickly and empathetically.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision
401(k) with an automatic 3% employer contribution
$1,500 annual professional development stipend
14 weeks fully paid parental leave
Flexible PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

policy analysisregulatory researchsales operationsenterprise salesproduct marketingenergy policybuilding electrificationadvanced transmissionresiliencee-mobility

Soft Skills

relationship buildingtrust buildingaccount planningworkflow managementwriting skillspresentation skillsinfluencing skillsurgencyadaptabilityempathy

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster of Public Policy (MPP)Master of Business Administration (MBA)